How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

12 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2006.

Costa Rica vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median

Costa Rica

26.4%

in 2025

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

26.1%

in 2006

Costa Rica rank

11th

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

13th

Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median over time

Costa Rica
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 26.4% against 26.1% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 11th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 13th of 120 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1980s	29.0%	28.7%	0.3%	Costa Rica
1990s	26.2%	27.1%	0.9%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2000s	26.9%	27.7%	0.9%	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median, Costa Rica or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: Costa Rica, at 26.4% against 26.1% in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median between Costa Rica and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 0.3%, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 12 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2006.
How do Costa Rica and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for relative poverty: share of population below 60% of the median?: Costa Rica ranks 11th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 13th of 120 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median
Unit: %
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 120 places, 2,148 data points, 1963–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below 60% of the median.